Cardinals feed babies fresh bugs in nest you could see if you knew where to look in Prospect Park.
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 With Peter Capaldi–a proven choice for the smartest man in the universe–you come away impressed with Leonardo’s love of animals and maybe a little creeped out by his anger at humans. Keep reading Peter Capaldi’s Leonardo da Vinci loves animals, mocks humans  Baby cardinals, so hard to find, have a weird red tint to their bodies. After years of looking I finally found a nest. The babies left before I thought they could make it. I’ll never know if they did. Keep reading The Elusive Cardinal Nest  Birders harass dog people in Prospect Park saying they disturb ground-nesting birds. But only six species nest on the ground here, none exclusively. Some aren’t even in the park in the summer. Keep reading Dogs Don’t Eat Warblers–in Prospect Park or Anywhere  Two peacocks walked and flew around Brooklyn’s Prospect Park and Botanic Garden after escaping from the zoo. The naughty birds had just been given free range of the zoo and took their freedom a little too far. Keep reading Two peacocks escape zoo, wander through Brooklyn’s Prospect Park and Botanic Garden  How easy is it to see a snowy owl in Brooklyn this winter? Your odds are pretty good–if you’re willing to haul yourself out to Floyd Bennett Field, an old timey airport on Brooklyn’s shore. I got to see one today after looking on eBird and figuring it was the most likely spot. Keep reading Owling in Brooklyn  Several pairs of green herons are building nests or raising young in what’s becoming a heron co-op near the Lullwater in Prospect Park. Keep reading Green heron co-op forming in Prospect Park  Black-throated diving birds (which look like loons, but are really rare in the UK) are being saved by rafts provided for their nests in remote Scottish Highlands. Keep reading Rafts saving loons in Hidden Highlands  The $121 million Wildlife Services agency killed 5 million animals in 2008 at about $24 apiece. They mainly target coyotes for sheep ranchers and starlings and blackbirds for eating grain, including birdseed crops. Keep reading 5 Million Animals on the USDA Hit List  The Hallett preserve has been off-limits to the public since 1934 as a bird sanctuary. But the Central Park Conservancy offers a handful of half hour tours every year or so and I got to go on one today. Keep reading Central Park Opens Secret Sanctuary for 30 Minutes |
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